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The Army is bracing itself for a possible industry protest against the highly anticipated Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract award, with a winner likely to be picked in the next 30 days, according to the service's principal military deputy for acquisition.

The Defense Department has scheduled two important meetings in August before a contract can be awarded for the Army and Marine Corps' humvee replacement -- the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to a document obtained by InsideDefense.com.

The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems' Sealy, TX-based tactical vehicle systems subsidiary, alleging BAE "knowingly overcharg[ed] the Army" in a multibillion-dollar truck contract, the Justice Department announced Friday.

The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems' Sealy, TX-based tactical vehicle systems subsidiary, alleging BAE "knowingly overcharg[ed] the Army" in a multibillion-dollar truck contract, the Justice Department announced Friday.

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee is reporting a fiscal year 2016 bill to the full committee that adds nearly $3 billion to the Defense Department's $107 billion procurement request, as well as an additional $540 million to DOD's $70 billion research and development request, according to unreleased funding tables obtained by InsideDefense.com.

Defense industry titan Lockheed Martin is poised to receive a $100 million financial incentive package from the state of Arkansas to help bolster its bid for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to company officials who spoke to InsideDefense.com.

Defense industry titan Lockheed Martin is poised to receive a $100 million financial incentive package from the state of Arkansas to help bolster its bid for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to company officials who spoke to InsideDefense.com.

Sticking to the GOP budget resolution, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee will vote Wednesday on a fiscal year 2016 spending bill that provides $578.6 billion in national security funding, including an $88.4 billion overseas contingency operations account for the Defense Department.

As the Marine Corps draws down from Afghanistan the service is looking to install improved emergency egress lighting kits for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles that will be used as training assets, according to a service spokesman.

The Marine Corps is looking to industry to provide a design improvement and performance upgrade for its emergency egress lighting kit installed on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, according to a recent request for information.

A top Army operations official last week acknowledged that budget limitations are affecting the service's ability to fund an ultra-light vehicle, with few big-ticket programs available from which to redirect funds toward such an effort.

The Army is set to open conversations with the three contractors bidding for production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, although haggling over a potential purchase of data rights will not occur until after a contract is awarded, according to a service official.

The Army is seeking bomb-jamming devices for Afghanistan's fleet of tactical vehicles, with the aim that such systems would be delivered before the United States finishes reducing its military presence in the country.

The United States has committed an additional $75 million in nonlethal military aid to Ukraine, including more than 200 humvees and a number of unmanned surveillance aircraft, according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

The Marine Corps is reevaluating whether it will fund a humvee upgrade program in its fiscal year 2017 budget process due to a tactical vehicle gap the service expects to face while waiting for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to enter the fleet, according to a top official.